Smart Decision (GB)
Smart Decision won five of 12 starts on turf, all in Class 4 hurdles between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. Three of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m and two over 2m1f – 2m4f, with three recorded on good to soft. The gelding was prominent in four of seven analysed runs and last ran in first-time headgear when fifth of 11 off an official rating of 119 at Haydock in Apr 2026.
- 5–12Wins / Runs
- 41.7%Strike rate
- 6 (50%)Placed
- +4.15£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.62Fair A/E n=12 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 45dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 133
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 143B | 102.5 | 4 runs · 143 / 117 |
| Soft | 3 | 101A | 94 | 3 runs · 101 / 94 |
| Good | 2 | 126A | 125 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 126A | 101 | 4 runs · 126 / 101 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 143B | 118.5 | 3 runs · 143 / 133 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 11 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 8 (73%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (18%) · 2 wins
- Held up 1 (9%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,568 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 451. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.9% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.5% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 403 | 53 | 13.2% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 199 | 28 | 14.1% | +1.9 | 3 from 6 |
| Soft | 227 | 27 | 11.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 61 | 13 | 21.3% | +9.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 451 | 41 | 9.1% | −3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 200 | 11 | 5.5% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 321 | 27 | 8.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 498 | 72 | 14.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 377 | 56 | 14.9% | +2.7 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 138 | 22 | 15.9% | +3.7 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −5.9 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hellenista (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–3m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hellenista (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellenista (GB) | 31 | 3 | 1m4f–2m | Class 5 |
| Fast Deal (GB) | 71 | 1 | 3m3½f | Class 5 |
| Bollin May (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 3 | 50% | +6.20 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.80 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +6.40 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.80 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.20 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.95 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Easterby | 5 | 3 | 60% | +2.40 |
| Sean Quinlan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Thomas Easterby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 5 | 45% | +5.15 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 80% | +5.15 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Apr 26+10d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - urged forward after 3 out - under pressure and unable to quicken after 2 out - finished 5th | 5/11 | 2¾ | 10-11 | 119 | 126A | 128A | James Bowen | 11/1 |
| 25 Mar 26+25d | Hexham | Weatherbys Handicap Hurdle Settled in third early - moved up to challenge 3 out - shared front spot briefly 2 out then pressed on the turn - lost ground before the last and finished fifth | 5/9 | shd | 11-8 | 121 | 101A | 120A | Mr Thomas Easterby | 5/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+25d | Kelso | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held a forward spot early - blundered at the 6th and stayed with the front group from 3 out - lost place and dropped away steadily after 2 out to finish seventh | 7/8 | 8 | 11-3 | 122 | 73C | 109C | Jamie Hamilton | 13/2 |
| 03 Feb 26+17d | Carlisle | Watch Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Handy with the pace - asked for effort approaching two out and again before last - dropped away over the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/11 | nk | 11-11 | 122 | 133B | 129A | Mr William Easterby | 13/8F |
| 17 Jan 26+22d | Haydock | Sky Bet Club Handicap Hurdle Held handy early - pressed for effort 3 out - finished strongly after last - denied by a short margin in 2nd | 2/8 | nk | 10-8 | 120 | 101A | 128A | Mr William Easterby | 15/8F |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+26d | Market Rasen | Rand Farm Park Mare-Y Little Christmas Handicap Hurdle Settled early with plenty in hand - handy near front - driven and within reach of front-runner two out - kept finding more up the run-in - got up to win right on the line | 1/8 | 11-9 | 115 | 143B | 130A | Mr William Easterby | 11/5F | |
| 30 Nov 25+15d | Leicester | Great Value Executive Box Packages At leicesterraces Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held position on the far rail early - shared front spot before going clear after the 2nd - lost command at the 3rd - back in front after the 4th - driven forward approaching two out - stayed on strongly to the finish | 1/6 | 11-0 | 115 | 94C | 127B | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 7/4 | |
| 15 Nov 25+215d | Wetherby | Get The Boyle Sports App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close up early - bumped a bit 2nd - scrappy jumping 3 out - edged in front 2 out under pressure - came again soon after - pegged back just before last - hit the front again on the run-in but faded in final furlong to finish third | 3/7 | nk | 10-13 | 115 | 82A | 121B | Sean Quinlan | 5/2 |
| 14 Apr 25+36d | Hexham | EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Fluent over the obstacles - set the pace from the off - moved further ahead approaching straight - allowed to coast home unopposed | 1/6 | 11-7 | 115 | 124A | 127B | Mr William Easterby | 1/5F | |
| 09 Mar 25+69d | Carlisle | Racing TV EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Went clear early - lost the advantage by a whisker approaching last two furlongs then rallied to regain command in the run-in - driven out to the line for the win | 1/6 | 11-4 | — | 104A | 127B | Mr William Easterby | 2/1 | |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 24+31d | Haydock | Betfred Happy New Year EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to leader - hit second-last then error at final fence under pressure trailing by two and a half lengths - drifted left and lost jockey | UR/6 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 9/2 |
| 29 Nov 24 | Doncaster | Kelly's Of Cornwall EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress wide out approaching two out - closed to level near the final obstacle - kept on strongly to win going away | 1/5 | 11-0 | — | 83C | 123B | Sean Quinlan | 5/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Smart Decision won?
- Smart Decision (GB) won 5 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 41.7%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Smart Decision?
- Smart Decision (GB) is trained by Tim Easterby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 April 2026.
- Who is Smart Decision's sire?
- Smart Decision (GB) is by Postponed (IRE) out of Maven (GB), whose sire is Doyen.
- What going does Smart Decision prefer?
- Smart Decision (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Smart Decision's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 4 April 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Smart Decision's sire's record?
- Postponed (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,568 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 451. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.9% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.5% from 200.
- Who are Smart Decision's siblings?
- Out of Maven (GB), Smart Decision (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hellenista (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hellenista (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m3½f. As at Oct 2026.